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Certain stress hormones appear to have a stronger effect on women than men, so that the same low levels of stress are more likely to induce depression in women than in men. This finding represents the first evidence that there may be a biological basis for the higher rates at which women are diagnosed with [...]
Children whose mothers are abused by their husbands or boyfriends are more likely to be obese by the time they reach school age, according to researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett led the study, which followed over 1500 children born between 1998 and 2000. The study involved four interviews with [...]
Just living in an area where homicides occur can cause children to have lower scores in reading, writing, and thinking. The stress, fear, and helplessness children experience when they live in areas that they experience as threatening can interfere with their cognitive abilities in significant ways. That’s according to a new study reported this week. [...]
The NHS released figures showing that in the last decade, antidepressant prescriptions rose 95%. The most alarming figure, however, was the almost double annual rise from 2008 to 2009. The sharp increase in the past year was attributed to stress and worry caused from the global economic downturn but there are likely to be several [...]
